Regarding: HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY?

with my insurance I will pay about $4000

My insurance would have paid some, but I wasn't in the mood to jump through their required hoops, so I took my little cashier's check and went to Mexico. In retrospect, I would have paid twice as much to have my surgery there. The hospital and staff were stellar. My surgeon and his team have done >3,000 lap band procedures. That was the kind of expertise I was after.

From my first pre op visit with my GP, to the MRI I had to have due to a spot on my CXR, lab, etc,,I paid about $18,600 out of my pocket, as at the time, I had no insurance.

Banded 1/29/07

Dr Ken Cleveland-CMMC-Jackson, MS

This was in Mexico Dr. Kuri $8,700 for my daughter and I. Needless to say I will be paying on this $17,400 loan for the next four years. We are both at a slow loss (Feb 23rd 07 surgery date) but I'm sure at the right fill level we will start seeing better results.

My total out of pocket expenses were $1600 - my health insurance covered the majority, and medicare gave good rebates. (I know things are different here down under)

My fills and consult work out to be $45.00 per pop.

I paid $13,500 out of pocket - my insurance refused to cover due to written exclusion with my employer. I chose not to get a loan or charge any of it - scheduled the surgery when I had worked to save the total amount.

Hospital = $50 copay

Surgeon = Insurance payment only, wrote off the rest

Anesthesia = Insurance payment only, wrote off the rest

Radiologist = $175

Dr. Smith - $4000

Park West Surgery Center - $7800

Anesthesia - $1000

Psych Eval - $160

Chance to have a healthy life - Priceless

My insurance has a no WLS exclusion on the policy. I paid $10,000.00

I paid $175.00 for the psych evaluation, and $500.00 co-pay at the hospital which covers everything.

Cindy

I answered what I will pay once I actually am banded.

My first visit was 175.00 and the band will be 13,500.00.

Cash.

14,500.00 Nashville Tenn.

Great Doctors

Cenntenial Hospital

$12,900 cash in Houston, Texas with (the wonderful) Dr. Hadir Spivak.

Our insurance (really employer!) had a WLS exclusion in our policy and there was no way around it. I finally decided that the band is an investment in me and my future with my family. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it! That is also what I chant in my head when I start stressing out over having spent that money! ha . . .:omg:

I am paying $16,000. That is the going rate in Ontario, Canada, although the poll isn't going to be that accurate, since $16,000 Canadian and $16,000 American are two very different numbers! In Canada, the $16,000 covers everything, including a lifetime of fills and follow-up care. As for tests, x-rays etc., all of that is free in Canada, so the $16,000 is the only cost.